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				<title><![CDATA[Hall, BYU come from behind to topple Air Force]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Ticker) -- The Mountain West 
Conference championship may be decided a week from now when 
Brigham Young visits seventh-ranked Utah.

But the 14th-ranked Cougars had to get through Air Force first. 
Thanks to some second-half heroics from Max Hall, BYU kept its 
conference title hopes alive.

Hall and Austin Collie hooked up for two second-half touchdowns 
as BYU rallied to defeat the Falcons, 38-24, on Saturday.

"This particular team isn't as clean as the previous two teams,"
BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said.  "It wouldn't do a head coach 
any good to jump up and down and make all kinds of emotional 
comments or actions, because this team is still learning and 
growing.  Amazingly, there's 10 wins to show for it, and that's 
a credit to their heart and their grit and competitive will, 
because it's not the cleanest-playing football team playing 
right now."

Now the Cougars get prepared for the game that has been marked 
on the calendar all year - their season-ending grudge match with
undefeated Utah.  BYU, which has won the last two meetings with 
Utah, has a chance to spoil the Utes' chances at a second BCS 
bowl berth when the teams meet next Saturday.

The Cougars erased a 14-10 halftime deficit with touchdowns on 
their first three second-half possessions to take a commanding 
lead.  But the Falcons (8-3, 5-2 Mountain West) pulled to within
a touchdown on Jared Tew's 19-yard touchdown rush in the fourth 
quarter.

However, Hall answered once again - after maneuvering out of a 
bit of trouble first.  The Falcons pinned the Cougars back on 
their own 10-yard line.  But facing a 3rd-and-8, Hall narrowly 
avoided a sack near the goal line, stepped up and hit Dennis 
Pitta for 13 yards and a first down.

A few plays later, Hall went back to his favorite target for the
death blow, hitting a streaking Collie down the right sideline 
for a 45-yard touchdown that gave the Cougars (10-1, 6-1) a 
two-touchdown cushion.

In the process, Hall broke the Mountain West's single-season 
record with his 34th touchdown pass, surpassing the mark fellow 
BYU quarterback Brandon Doman set in 2001.

Collie also scored a touchdown off a direct snap, running 15 
yards,

"Obviously, it is something that we have been practicing, that 
we have been scripting," Collie said.  "It was just a carryover 
from the first of the season when I was Max's backup.  I love 
it.  Any chance I can get the ball in my hands, I like it."

Air Force freshman quarterback Tim Jefferson tried to rally the 
Falcons late, completing five straight passes to cross into 
Cougar territory before being intercepted in the end zone to 
essentially put the game on ice.  The loss snapped Air Force's 
five-game winning streak.

After a hot start to the game for the Cougars, who jumped out to
a 10-0 lead and blocked a 53-yard field goal attempt,  Hall and 
his high-powered offense hit a stumbling block in the second 
quarter as the Falcons charged back.  The junior quarterback was
intercepted at the goal line near the end of the half as Air 
Force held a 14-10 advantage at the break.

"I just basically told the team that we are a lot better than 
this, that we are one of the best teams in the nation and we 
need to start playing like it," Collie said.  "I think these 
past couple of games we have kind of walked out there like 
zombies and haven't really had that much emotion."

But all was well in the third quarter, as Harvey Unga rushed for
a pair of touchdowns to put BYU back in control.

"Harvey did a great job, and when you're considering he had two 
stingers and didn't practice until Thursday.  He wasn't soft," 
Mendenhall said.  "He played physical and I was proud of him."

Hall completed 28-of-37 passes for 356 yards, while Collie 
hauled in seven passes for 130 yards.

Air Force fullback Todd Newell led the way with 116 yards and a 
touchdown on 21 carries, while Jefferson added 72 yards on the 
ground and 98 through the air.

"When you play these guys, you're never going to be flawless, 
but there are certain games you have to be pretty darn close to 
it," Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said.  "We didn't come up with
very many stops, had the short punt and the fumble on the 
kickoff return."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:45:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BYU hopes to stay in Mountain West race]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[(14) BYU (9-1) at Air Force (8-2), 3:30 pm EST

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Ticker) -- Brigham Young is still 
hoping to get a piece of the Mountain West Conference, and it 
could come down to next week's showdown against Utah.

But for the annual grudge match against the Utes to have any 
meaning in the conference race, the 14-ranked Cougars have to 
take care of business Saturday at Air Force.

BYU (9-1, 5-1 Mountain West) enters the penultimate week of the 
season one game behind undefeated Utah.

The Utes host San Diego State - winless in the conference - on 
Saturday, so they figure to be 7-0 in the Mountain West heading 
into next week's contest.

After surviving back-to-back scares the previous two weeks 
against Nevada-Las Vegas and Colorado State, the Cougars took 
out their frustrations on the Aztecs last week, rolling to a 
41-12 victory.

Max Hall threw three touchdown passes as BYU set a school record
with its 18th straight win at home.  Austin Collie had eight 
receptions for 127 yards and two scores - his eighth consecutive
100-yard game.

Collie established a Mountain West mark with his 14th career 
100-yard game, breaking the previous record held by San Diego 
State's J.R. Tolliver.

Still, winning at Air Force will not be easy for BYU as the 
Falcons (8-2, 5-1) also have a chance to gain a share of the 
conference title.  Air Force's only loss in Mountain West play 
came to Utah.

Air Force has quietly put together a solid season under 
second-year coach Troy Calhoun, who guided the Falcons to a 9-4 
finish last season after taking over for long-time coach Fisher 
DeBerry.

The Falcons have strung together five straight wins since a 
33-27 loss to Navy on October 4, including a 38-17 decision over
Colorado State last week.

Air Force may have a new regime, but one thing hasn't changed: 
it still relies on its run-oriented attack.

While they lack a big-time runner, the Falcons are fourth in the
Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing, averaging 275.4 yards per 
game.

For the last four games, Air Force's offense has been run by 
freshman Tim Jefferson, who threw for 171 yards and two scores 
against Colorado State. Senior Shea Smith has not seen any 
action since October 11 at San Diego State.

Air Force's biggest weapon, however, may be kicker Ryan 
Harrison, who is 20-for-22 on the season on field goals to break
the previous school record of 19 in a season set by Dave Lawson 
in 1974 and matched by David Adams in 2000.

The Falcons have dropped four straight against BYU, including a 
31-6 loss in Provo last season, and trail the all-time series, 
22-6.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:27:25 GMT</pubDate>
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